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MAY DECLARE COTTON
CONTRABAND OF WAR
BRITAIN DETERMINED TO PREVENT
IT REACHING ENEMIES.
Government Will Do Everything in Its
Power to Avoid Injury to
American Interests.
London, Aug. 13.?Lord Robert Cecil,
parliamentary undersescretary for foreign
affairs, in a formal interview to
day defining the Britislb government's
attitude in the cotton situation made
this statement:
"The allies must by all lawful means
prevent cotton reaching their enemies;
it may be considered necessary to
make cotton contraband."
At the same time Lord Cecil re
irainea irom any nint mat tne commodity
would be removed from tfce
free list at any specific date, or that
the government had evolved any solution
to meet the demands of American
cotton growers and neutral consumers.
He said explicitly, however,
that if cotton were made contraband
England wTould consider the act legal
and internationally just.
This statement, being the first in
behalf of tfce government outside par
liament relative to cotton, and coming
at a time when the public is clamoring
for drastic action to shut off the supply
from Germany, is taken in some
quarters to presage this Step in the
near future. Lord Cecil's statement,
which is prefaced with tfce explanation
that it describes the government's
position concerning cotton "so far as
21 is at tne moment possible to aenne
it," says:
Affects Americans Deeply. x
"The British government is giving
the cotton situation its continuous and
most earnest consideration. We fully
understand that on a satisfactory adjustment
of matter depends to a considerable
degree tee welfare of nearly
a quarter of the population of the
"United States. The welfare of the
whole population of Great Britain,
however, also is involved, as well as
that of all Great Britain's allies, for
whom the 'British government is acting
in these other matters concerning
contraband and trade.
"The fundamentals of the situation
are quite clear. Xhe allies ^nust by
all lawful jmeans prevent cotton reaching
her enemies. That is a vital mili- j
tany necessity wfcich all the world will j
"will recognize.
'"Ifce same and equally Important
consideration must be given' to a great
cotton producing country like America
and to consuming countries like Sweden,
Norway, Denmark and Holland. A
policy must be devised which will respect
the legitimate rights of neutrals
and yet safeguard the legitimate interests
of the allies and inflict as much
4.
damage as possible upon our enemies.
Enemy's Supply Stopped.
"Cotton has not yet been declared
contraband, but under our blockade all
cotton whicln is believed to be destined
for Germany is stepj.ed. It may
"be cons.^ied . ecessa v to mak? cot- j
ton contraband. There is a demand in
the allied countries tuat this should
be done. There is assuredly ample
justification for the action if it is
deemed necessany.
"Cotton is a very important, an essential,
ingredient, in fact, of propulsion
explosives. Copper is contraband
by all the laws of the nations, and
k yet in the present war cotton has been
shown to be more important than copper.
There may be a substitute for
\ copper in making munitions of war.
\For cotton tJ:ere is no known substitute.
If American cotton goes through
ti Germany the Germans use half of
hit tp kill allied soldiers. Therefore,
cotifn must not go to Germany.
I "Making cotton contraband would be
a distinctly legal action and can be
internationally justified beyond protest.
So far as 'American cotton is
-concerned, however, the problem of
marketing cotton on this side would
undergo little change. American cotton
destined for Germany is now stop na/-?
Tf tlio ni>A^npt u'oro rnndo rr?n_ I
J^VU, II viit yi vuuvb T? VI V auuviv vvu
traband it would be stopped 111 tfce;
same manner. The principal difficultywould
be that if cotton were contraband,
shipments from America which I
were suspected of being for Germany
"would be seized and would be liable j
to confiscation by prize court pro-|
ceedings if proof were obtainable of I
I German destination, whereas now the
-cotton is seized but not necessarily
confiscated.
ft Will Permit Trading.
A **In any case, whether cotton is contraband
or not, the allies must permit
i neutral trading in this product. Am.
erican growers must be given tineir
market in neutral countries, even if i
they are adjacent to Germany. Howi
to permit this supply to move forward |
and yet safeguard the allies' interests
T)y making sure .that none of it will
1. to the enemy, constitutes a complicated
problem of great dimensions.
"We are interested only in. keeping
cotton out of Germany. We not only
do not object to its going to neutral
countries, but we, in fact, are anxious
that it should go in order that there
shall be minimum inconvenience to the
neutrals concerned.
"Tf is nhvirms wliat thp loss of Geil
man and Austrian markets will mean
to American cotton growers. We fully
realize that if there is no German and
and Austrian outlet prices may go
down and that Americans will suffer
unless some means are devised for
compensation. Proposals in that direction
have been made and are re
ceiving careful consideration. What
will come of them I can not say, at
this time. Certainly I am not at liberty
to imply that favorable action will
be taken, nor will I say that it will
not.
"All Americans must be fully aware
of the complicated and gigantic d:ar
acter of any scheme of this sort ana
the study of it will require before being
put into operation. I hope America
will not be impatient, but will rest
assured that the governments of the
allies will give every consideration to
the legitimate interests of all neutrals."
To Conserve Cotton.
Berlin, Aug. 13 (via London).?The
German government has promulgated
two regulations intended to d:eck consumption
of cotton. The first limits
the work in cotton mills, weaving mills
and establishments using cotton, wool, j
flax, hemp and jute to five days each
week. The other orders dealers, under
penalty of expropriation, to dispose of
cotton refuse within a fortnight to
manufacturers who may work on armv
and navy orders.
LEARNS ALL ABOUT MEXICO, j
i
President Gets Comprehensive Re?iew
of Entire Situation From Secretary
Hansinsr.
Washington, Aug. 12.?'President Wilson
returned from New Hempshire to/?o-rT
o *-i moo on ron o pnmnrdipnsivp
UOJ AUU TW UO {3* ? VU U VMV* ? I
account of the Mexican situation in
all its phases by Secretary Lansing.
The secretary told the president |
that official reports indicated that the J
situation in the vicinity of Brownsville
was of a local character and tftat
quiet now prevailed at Vera Cruz,
where there had been another anti- j
foreign demonstration. !
He also outlined peace plans adopted
by the Latin-American diplomats at
New Yo'k yesterday.
Both the president and Secretary
Lansing were inclined to iview the
^' ? ? ?- ? V/\ + + l + a TV/Tovirto n
sending Ul uaiucauijij IV iu^Aivau
waters and more federal troops to the
Texas border as sufficient precautionary
measure. They devoted most of
; their time to discussing the inter-American
plan for an early restoration
of peace.
Not Yet Sent.
I The appeal to the factions has not
been sent, although sighed by Secretar
Lansing and tJ:e ambassadors and
minister of the six Central and South
j American governments participating in
the conference. As soon as a list of
(Mexican chiefs, generals and governors
is compiled the appeal will he telegraphed.
On the eve of this action came the
| announcement from tDe Villa agency
j here today that Gen. Carranza had rei
fused to permit a peace conference be
j tween his representatives and those
of Gen. Villa. Enrique C. Oorente,
Villa's Washington representative,
gave out letters that had passed between
himself and Eliceo Arrendondo,
t!:e Carranza representative here
Llorente began the correspondence af
ter oDservmg in tne press mat
Charles A. Douglas, counsel for Carranza,
had filed a brief with the state
department calling attention to th-?
presence in Washington of Luis
f'ahrora nrti1 V.Hcoa Arpp^nnrirv
Carranzu representatives. saving tb.it
"either or both of them, I am assured
will be glad to confer with any
element of tie Mexican people with a
view to furthering the common interest
and the peace and welfare of the
nation."
Refuses to Treat.
T 1 a f An f a! An???n v?V? />/5 aw "TT41
jljiujl lucji icicgia^ucu \jrcn. > 11la
and was instructed to begin a discussion
of peace terms. Arredondo replied
that he would present the matter
to Carranza, wl:ose response today
r>flmp in in-strnntinnc tn Arrprinnrinn
not to enter into negotiations.
Secretary Lansing revealed today
that Gen. Villa recently had informed
the state department that he was willing
to sign an armistice for three
months or longer, during which peace
conferences migTnt be held. The opin
ion prevails that Villa and Zapata elements
are preparing to receive the
joint (American appeal.
Gen. Carranza's displeasure over the
new turn of events does not alter the
feeling of optimism among officials
and diplomats who declared unwarranted
the inference that an attempt
is to be made to invade Mexico's sovereignty.
The American Yiew.
| The reply of tfoe minister fpr for
I
eign affairs of Argentina to Gen. Carranza,
issued by the Carranza agency
here, in which it was stated that the
Pan-American countries specifically,
understood at the outset of their con-.
ference that.tl:.ere was to be no im- 1
I
i pairment of Mexico's sovereignty represents
the view of the United States,
whose present effort, it was officially
stated today, is to obtain peace without
rescrt to force or interference in
Mexican internal affairs.
The appeal issued by the seven governments
will be made public in a day
I
or two. It takes the form of an inquiry
to determine which faction or
element is willing to rehabilitate the
nation's sovereignty. Those elements
wliich respond will be considered as
exponents of national patriotism in
Mexico, while those who do not will
be ignored.
ASK FOR REPRESENTATION.
Prohibitionists Want Lawyer in Iniunotion
Case.
i
Columbia, Aug. 12.?The prohibition-'
ists, through D. \V. Robinson, t'he secretary
of the steering committee, fr.ave
asked te>': office of the attorney gen-;
eral for legal representation during1
the hearing of the Chappell injunction !
ni-nnfiailinxre hofrvro tbi- CllT.rPmP PfMirti
| v, v-v ^ - X' j
j Ox- (August 20. Attorney General Pee- j
| pies, in a letter to Mr. Robinson states;
that he will raise no objections if the1
court permits legal representatives of
tf:e prohibition movement to appear
and give argument at the hearing
The following is the letter of the attorney
general to Mr. Robinson:
"Mr. D. W. Robinson, Columbia, S.
C. Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours
of the 11th instant, in which you say, j
' - . 1- j- :i ill V ? lir. I
"1 am writing 10 asx n n wm ue s<iljb- j
factory to you, provided the court was j
willing, to allow some counsel to ap-i
pear at the bearing of the case of j
Chappell vs. McCown et al, for the;
purpose of succinectly representing,
our (that is the prohibitionists') viewpoint
of the law. This is the case in |
which an injunction is asked against
the holding of tfre election in September
next, and we understand t!:ej
! matter is to come before the full court |
! on the 20th instant.'
"In reply I will say that it seems to;
me that the proper procedure for you
to take in the matter would be to ask
I leave of the court to be heard as
amicus curiae, and I have no doubt i
I
but that leave will be readily granted 1
by tr:e court if the court desires further
argument after the matters have
been nresented to the court by the at
! -- .
torneys of record. I will not oppose
your application to the court to he
heard as amicus curiae.
- "Yours very truly,
(Signed) "Thomas H. Peeples,
"Attorney General."
LEAVES HIS ESTATE
TO CONNIE MAXWELL
Laban iMauldin Beqn?.ithes About
$13,000 to Build Memorial to
Wife at Orphanage.
T>_e State.
?asley, Aug. 13.?The will of the late1
Laban Mauldin was opened and read!
yesterday morning. The Connie Max-1
well orphanage of Greenwood received
practically the entire estate. Mr. Mauldin
was a trustee of this institution,
! giving it much thought an dattention
during nis meume.
The will provided that Walter
Evatt, nephew of Mr. Mauldin, was to
receive the house and lot, located on
Smith street, in whicTa Mr. Evatt now
lives, and left $500 in cash to Mrs.
Charlie Thomas, niece by marriage of
Mr. iMauldin. These were the only
persons who received bequests, the remainder
of the estate going to t?e orphanage.
Included in the orphanage
bequest are the residence in which
Mr. Mauldin lived, situated on a large
lot on Main street, and in a most desirable
part of town, a small house and
lot located on Smith street, one block
from Main street; two farms of 280
acre, situated about two or three j
miles from town, and all personal j
property. The total value of this is
approximately $13,000. All this property,
according to the will, is to be
sold and the proceeds to be given to
the orphanage to build a home at the
orphanage called the Mrs. Laban Mauldin
home. The amount to be expended
for tfcis home is not specified, but
the amount left after the completion
of it is to be placed as an endowment
fund for the institution.
Walter Evatt was nam^d as one ex
ecutor and another is to he selected
from the board of trustees of the orphanage.
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'The 3Ian Who Found Himself.*
Robert Warwick is the star of the
! five-reel photoplay "The 'Man \Yf o
Found Himself," based upon the
drama which, when it was produced,
; and successfully so, a few years ago,
was called "The Mills of the Gods" in j
New York and "T!:e Coward" in Chi- j
: cago. The author, George Broadhurst, i
, . .. ,
; was, ana. is, a masier 01 stage con- \
j struction and his polished craftsman-}
ship is seen in the story of this photo- j
play, which will be the feature offer- j
ing of Manager Wells this week, and j
will be s- own at the opera house on |
iuesaay, August k.
There is something of a problem in
this play, not a sex problem, but one j
which concerns the vital parts of a !
: young man's career. James Clarke has j
fallen into disgrace by tl-eft and forg- ,
ery; has been sent to gaol and es-j
capes. This is where his problem pre- j
sents itself. j
I
Society, i. e. his old associates and j
partners in error won't let him go i
straight. T:ey never do?or more ac-1
curately, perhaps, they frequently do,
not. It is in the main an unforgiving
world. People have long memories, as i
T - 1 _ il. ^ _ 2? J I
James UiarKe m mis nira-piay iouna ,
to his cost.
James was tracked down by a brother
thief who had served his full time. j
James was working 'hard. He had j
saved a girl's life and they were mutual
lovers. Payton, ti:e blackmailer,
tightened his hold so Clarke, tfie poor
j fellow, was driven to desperation. Payton,
in the last resort of the quarrel'
called Clarke a coward.
But coward he was not. He accept-!
ed ti.:e situation. He resolved to dei
feat his enemy. "He had found himcnlf
" C A V? TTolnrtfl rtrAn^ V?o +A
Ai. ou nc ruiuncaiiij T?CHL uav-n. cv/
prison to serve the remainder of fcis
sentence, conscious that his girl would
wait for him and would marry f:im
when he came out.
Robert Warwick's sterling abilities ;
[ find splendid scope in this role; and
tfre production, in the hands of Frank
| H. Crane, is in every way worthy of his
theme. There is a wonderful supporting
cast in the photo drama and the '
1 offering; will assuredly nlease every ,
one who sees it.
Cotton at Allendale.
The State.
Allendale, Aug. 14.?The first bale of j
new cotton was marketed here today j
by 0. B. Harden and was bougfct by;
M. Sharfsen.
4ik. r*.u
x~uu/iug- vui
Indianapolis News.
The almanac is still offering advice. {
It says, "When you lock up the house!
to go on your vacation, don't forget to j
put out the cat." The almanac is j
strangely human. It never wants to j
talk about anything it knows about,
but is forever giving advice on subjects
| or win en it fias, at oest, oniy ine most
superficial knowledge. It might well
have advised us-to make arrangements
for having the lawn sprinkled in case
of a dry spell, or for having the attic 1
windows closed in case of severe
i
storms. The almanac fcas displayed a
ridiculous lack of knowledge in re-'
gard to cats. In tr.e first place, you!
can not get rid of a cat by mereiy say- |
- ?? ?X mm. ' 'TTi ^ m Am 1
ilig, rue liCi Ulil, 1UC1C IS mvn c 1.U
a cat than a mere condition of being
out or in. The cat has an appetite
and the neighbors have feelings. One;
migfst even suggest that the cat has
feelings, too. The neighbors will either
feed the cat or they will not feed her,
and either way somebody's feelings are
going to be hurt.
Moreover, tftere are cats and cats. If ;
. . . !
your cat is merely a cat you migntj
shut her out and forget about her. If, I however,
your cat is fluffy and beauti- j
ful and spoiled, if she has even the :
smallest claim to intelligence or affec- j
tion, you can not just "put her out." If ;
she is accustomed to sleeping on the :
davenport and having fresh milk and j
kidneys twice a day; if she is in the!'
!
habit of spending fiher evenings with '
the family in a half intoxicated state i
of complete satisfaction with herself >
and her supper and with you, you can
not "put her out/'
Xo, tiie almanac does not understand.
!
If you are locking up your house to
go on your 'vacation the cat is a seri- J
?ftYVt nw J nfl cha i
OUS piUUXCiXl, cUiU il-1 U1UC1 luai, SUV
may not be annoyed at your absence or
too greatly troubled by the change in '
her mode of living, you must make
careful arrangements for her comfort. J
T_e milkman must leave milk for her .
each dan*. Somebodv must be found to I
I
give her the milk and supplement it i (
with beefsteak or kidney. Arrange- '
ments must be made with a trustworthy
boy or girl to exercise her ^
properly. It may, as a matter of fact, c
be easier to stay at home and take ?
care of i:er yourself. (
Subscribe to and tfewg. <
Lone Distance calls for i
& ?
radius of several hundred
"In less than one hoi
of flour at a total cost to
"Since then we have ;
Bell Telephone to every f
most profitable results.
rates are reasonable and
in one Long Distance T<
a dozen letters"
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NOTICE OF ELECTION IN BIG
CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 20.
Whereas, one-third of the resident
electors and a like proportion of the
resident freeholders of the age of 21
years, in Big Creek school district, No.
20, of the County of Newberry, State
of Soutfh Carolina, have filed a petition
with the County Board of Education
of Newberry County, South Carolina,
x ^ J HAnnfielinff + V? o -f o I
peiJLliUlililg auu i C4UtotiU5 tnac au
election be held in said school district
on the question of levying a special
additional tax of two mills to be I
collected on all the taxable property j
located in the said school district.
Now, therefore, the undersigned,
composing the county board of education
for Newberry county, South
Carolina, do Ihereby order the board
of trustees of Big Creek school district
No. 20, to hold an election on the
said question of levying a special additional
two mill tax to be collected on
tie property located in the said
school district, which said election
shall be held at Big Creek
school house, in said school district
No. 20, on Saturday, August 28,
1915, at which said election the polls
shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed
it 4 p. m. The members of the board
)f trustees of said school district
siiall act as managers of said election.
Dnlv such electors as reside in said
school district and return real or personal
property for taxation, and who
jxhibit their tax receipts and regis,ration
certificates as required in general
elections, shall be allowed to vote,
One
Experience
Convinced M#
J of its Value
"One of our salesmen
demonstrated th?
value of the Long Distance
Telephone to us.
He was at Huntsville,
Ala., and upon his own
responsibility out in
w I
fifteen merchants within *
miles.
/
jr he had sold 2100 barrels
us of less than six dollars.
applied the Long Distance
eature of our business with
The service is fine, tho
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there is more satisfaction
slephone talk than in hall
?LEPHONE
COMPANY
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the
ic Expositions
it |
sco and San I
California
the many
DIRECT ROUTES
r
signed for low excursion
culars regarding your trip,
rmit stopovers at many
scenic points and resorts. I
iVHilfc,
ent, Wilmington, N. C.
oast Line
road of the South.
Electors favoring the levy of sucfo tax
shall cast a ballot containing the word
"Yes" written or printed tfcereon, and
each elector opposed to such levy snail
cast a ballot containing the word "No"
written or printed thereon.
Given under our hands and seal on
this the 10th day of August, 1915.
CHAS. P. BARRE,
S. J. DERRICK,
J. S. WHEELER,
County Board of Education
for Newberry County, S. C
>OTICE TO TBUSTEES.
It is utterly impossible for the
County Auditor to know the location
and amount of real and personal property
in districts having a special tax,
unless he has tfse assistance of the
trustees of the special districts. I
therefore request and urge that all
trustees of special school districts
meet in the Auditor's office at differ
* Vk ^ att' o r>/1 +V? a 1 ~+V? A"f
eiit iiiiica uciv> ccu uvv? mt j.wu
August, 193 5, and check over tfce returns
and place the amount of real
and personal property due to be taxed
in their respective districts.
Eugene S. Werts,
7-27,td County Auditor.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Uo The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. Yon know
what yon are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Qninine and Iron in a tasteless form.